Curtain or canopy for drying-racks.



No. 743,039. 1 PATENTBD Nov. s, 1903.

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CURTAIN 0R GANOPY TOR DRYING RAGKS.

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UNITEDM STATES Patented November 3, 1903.

ALEXANDER ANDERSON SCOTT, OF KNOXVILLE,TENNESSEE.

CURTAIN OR CANOPY FOR DRYING-RACKS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 743,039, dated November3, 1903.

Serial No. 127.061. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, ALEXANDER ANDERSON SCOTT, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Knoxville, in the county of Knox and State ofTennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtainsor Canopies for Drying-Racks, of whichthe following is a speciication.

Myinvention relates to curtains or canopies for brick-drying yards, andhas for its object to provide a device consisting of curtains of anysuitable material, such as canvas, so constructed in overlappingsectionsthat all the sections may be operated simultaneously.

The advantagesof my invention will more fully appear hereinafter and byreference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l'is a planview of a drying-yard embodying my invention; Fig. 2, a side view; Fig.3, an end view; Fig. 4, a detail view of two of the sections of thecanopy, showing their overlapping edges; Fig. 5, a side view of one ofthe intermediate arches; Fig. 6, a view of a modification of theintermediate arches, and Fig. 7 a detached view of one of thecanopy-ribs.

Referring to the drawings, in which similar reference charactersindicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 9 representsupright beams suitably braced, as shown at 10, and 11 cross-beamssecured to the tops of beams 9.

2 represents wires secured at each side of each upright beam 9 at alittle distance below its top, and 13 wires connecting crossbeams 11midway between upright beams 9. At suitable intervals between uprights 9are set posts 14, having secured at their tops cross-pieces 15, whichare notched, as shown at 16, to receive the line-wires 12 and 13 abovedescribed. In Fig. 6 is shown a modification of these arches in whichthe posts 14 have metallic arches 15 secured at their tops-,which arealso notched, as shown at 16', to receive wires 12 and 13.

17 represents the canopy-ribs, made augular to conform to the angle made'by wires 12 and 13 and bent to form a ring 18 to be iuserted on wire 13and rings 19 to lit on wires 12. The free ends of rib 17 are extendeddownward, as shown at 20, and formed with an open loop 21 at theirextremity. 22 represents curtains stretched on ribs 17, said curtainsresting on the ribs aforesaid and having eyelets 22a formed therein,through which the rings 18 and 19 protrude, so that the body of thecurtains are below the wires 12 and 13 and suspended thereon by means ofsaid rings 18 and 19, while the lower edges 23 of the curtain aresecured in loops 21 around a rope 24. One of the ends of each canopy issecured either to the upright frame at the end of the track or to anarch 15, the canopies beingsecured at corresponding ends, so that inbeing opened or closed the curtains slide in the same direction.

The free end 25 of each curtain is raised above the wires 12 and 13,said wires passing through gromets 26, secured near the free end of thecurtain, so as to permit the end of each curtain when closed to overlapthe secured end of the next curtain, and thus make the covering formedthereby more edective against sun and weather.

In order to simultaneously operate all the curtains 22 in each series, Iprovide ropes 28, that extend through the rings 18 and 19 and aresecured to thev ends 25 of the curtains and the rings 18 and 19 of therib 17 nearest said ends 25. The ends of the ropes 28 are extendedbeyond the frames at the end of each series and may be pulled directlyby the operator or secured on a windlass or other suitable mechanicalequivalent, if desired. If desired, instead of using rope 28 to con-Dect the curtains in a series I may substitute wires, using the ropesonly to connect the end curtains with the operating means.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a drier, acovering consisting of a series of flexible curtains each having acorresponding edge secured, the remainder adapted to slide horizontallyand in the same direction, the free end of each curtain extended outwardand forward to form a iiap to cover .the secured edge of the nextadjacent curtain and means to support and operate said curtains,substantially as shown and described.

2. In a drier, a covering consisting of wires stretched between uprightframes, a series of flexible curtains suspended from said wires andhaving one end secured, said curtains adapted to slide in same directionin spread- IOO ing and folding, and the free end of each curtainextended above said wires and forward to form a flap to cover thesecured end ot' the next adjacent curtain, substantially as shown anddescribed.

3. A curtain or canopy for dryingracks consisting of wires stretchedbetween upright frames, a series of iexible curtains suspended from saidwires and havingone end secured, said curtains adapted to slide in samedirection in spreading and folding and having holes adjacent to theirfree ends, and the supporting-wires inserted through said holes, the

part of each curtain above said wires forming' a fiap to cover thesecured end of the next adjacent curtain,substantially as shown-anddescribed.

4. In a drier, uprights spaced apart, crossbeams secured to the top ofsaid uprights, wires secured to said uprights and crossbeams, flexiblecurtains suspended from said wires, said curtains having one edgesecured and adapted to slide horizontally and in the same direction inspreading and folding, each of said curtains having its free endextended upward to form a fiap to cover the securedl edge of the nextadjacent curtain, and means to fold and spread said curtain,substantially as show-n and described.

5. In a drier, a covering consisting of uprights, cross-beams secured atthe top thereof, posts intermediate ot said uprights, angular archessecured to said posts,wires stretched between said uprights and securedto said angular arches, flexible curtains slidably mounted on saidwires, and means to spread and fold said curtains, substantially asshown and described.

6. In a drier, a covering consisting of wires stretched between uprightframes, exible curtains secured to angular ribs, said ribs having ringsintegral therewith protruding through eyelets in said curtains, andmeans to spread and fold said curtains, substantially as shown anddescribed.

7. In a drier, a covering consisting of three wires stretched betweenupright frames, the middle wire being on a higher plane than the otherwires, angular ribs mounted on said wires through rings integral withsaid ribs, fiexible curtains secured to said ribs having eyelets throughwhich said rings protrude, and means to spread and to fold saidcurtains, substantially as shown and described.

8. In a drier, a covering consisting of three wires stretched betweenupright frames, the middle wire being on a higher plane than the otherwires, iiexible curtains mounted on said wires having one of their endssecured, the balance of each curtain adapted to slide on said wires andhaving its free end so formed that when the curtain is spread said freeend extends over the secured end of the next adjacent curtain,substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I hereto affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

ALEXANDER ANDERSON SCOTT.

Witnesses:

C. N. MYNDERSE, ALEX. MCMILLAN.

